What value divided by 42 equals 21?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 42 and the quotient 21?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 42 × 21 = 882
To prove this, let's compute 882 divided by 42:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 42 gives a result of 21 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 42:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 42 and the quotient is 21, the dividend is 882.